Electro Rent Remembers Dedicated Board Member S. Lee Kling

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Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:00am EDT 

VAN NUYS, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Electro Rent Corporation (NASDAQ:ELRC) today announced the passing
of senior board member, S. Lee Kling. He was 79. Mr. Kling served on
Electro Rent's board for 11 years.

   "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our
esteemed colleague, S. Lee Kling," said Daniel Greenberg, Electro
Rent's Chairman and CEO. "Lee was a man of outstanding accomplishment,
remarkable conviction and uncommon character and we will greatly miss
the wealth of business experience and political acumen he brought to
our business, as well as his wise ways and persuasive counsel."

   Kling was an accomplished businessman who since 2002 was Chairman
of the Board of the Kling Co., a merchant banking company. Kling's
career included 17 years as Chairman of the Board of Landmark
Bancshares Corp., a St. Louis bank holding company. He also served on
the board of directors of several publicly traded companies including
National Beverage Corp.

   Kling was a prominent Democratic fundraiser and businessman in St.
Louis. Over his illustrious career, Kling held many state and federal
positions, including serving under President Jimmy Carter as
Democratic National Committee finance director and as chairman of the
Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission. He received the
Democratic National Committee's Distinguished Service Award in 1982.
In 1995, President Bill Clinton appointed Kling to head the Base
Realignment and Closure Commission and in 1998, U.S. Representative
Dick Gephardt asked him to head the Amtrak Reform Council. He was also
appointed to the Missouri Veterans Commission and to the Missouri
Development Finance Board by Missouri Governor Matt Blunt.

   About Electro Rent

   Electro Rent Corporation (www.ElectroRent.com) is one of the
largest global organizations devoted to the rental, leasing and sales
of general purpose electronic test equipment, personal computers and
servers.

Electro Rent Corporation
Daniel Greenberg, Chairman & CEO
818-786-2525
or
PondelWilkinson Inc.
Roger Pondel/Laurie Berman
310-279-5980
investor@pondel.com

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